The National Australia Day Council has now announced all the State and Territory Award recipients who are in the running for the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards, to be presented in Canberra on the evening of Friday 25 January 2019.

There are 33 people vying for the four Award titles:

• 2019 Australian of the Year

• 2019 Senior Australian of the Year

• 2019 Young Australian of the Year

• 2019 Australia’s Local Hero

National Australia Day Council CEO, Ms Karlie Brand, said the national finalists reflect the many heartwarming and inspirational stories in our nation.

"The Australian of the Year Awards allow us to showcase ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities, achieving recognition on a national scale and influencing change for the better," said Ms Brand.

“This year, we have some truly amazing people among our national finalists – some who are household names, some who quietly go about helping others and some who have overcome great challenges.

“They are all so very worthy of our admiration and our recognition – they are all great Australians.”

The national finalists for the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards are:

2019 AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

2019 Tasmania Australian of the Year – Bernadette Black

2019 Western Australia Australian of the Year – Dr Craig Challen SC OAM

2019 NSW Australian of the Year – Kurt Fearnley AO

2019 South Australia Australian of the Year – Dr Richard Harris SC OAM

2019 ACT Australian of the Year – Virginia Haussegger AM

2019 Northern Territory Australian of the Year – Michael Long

2019 Queensland Australian of the Year – Jon Rouse

2019 Victorian Australian of the Year – Mark Sullivan

2019 SENIOR AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

2019 Queensland Senior Australian of the Year – James Dale AO

2019 South Australia Senior Australian of the Year – Reginald Dodd

2019 Victorian Senior Australian of the Year – Alison Harcourt

2019 Northern Territory Senior Australian of the Year – Charlie King OAM

2019 NSW Senior Australian of the Year – Heather Lee OAM

2019 Western Australia Senior Australian of the Year – Frank Mallard

2019 ACT Senior Australian of the Year – Dr Sue Packer AM

2019 Tasmania Senior Australian of the Year – Sally Wise

2019 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

2019 Northern Territory Young Australian of the Year – Danzal Baker

2019 Queensland Young Australian of the Year – Angel Dixon

2019 South Australia Young Australian of the Year – Eleni Glouftsis

2019 Victorian Young Australian of the Year – Dr Skye Kinder

2019 Western Australia Young Australian of the Year – Noelle Martin

2019 Tasmania Young Australian of the Year – Kirby Medcraft

2019 ACT Young Australian of the Year – Hanna Wandel

2019 NSW Young Australian of the Year – Jarrod Wheatley

2019 AUSTRALIA'S LOCAL HERO

2019 Queensland Local Hero – Elijah Buol

2019 Northern Territory Local Heroes – Tick and Kate Everett

2019 Western Australia Local Hero – Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker

2019 Victoria’s Local Hero – Carol Matthews

2019 South Australia Local Hero – Megan McLoughlin

2019 Tasmania Local Hero – Vicki Purnell

2019 NSW Local Hero – Sophie Smith

2019 ACT Local Hero – David Williams

* Bios on following pages

For more information on the Australian of the Year Awards and details of all State and Territory recipients visit australianoftheyear.org.au.

The 2019 Australian of the Year Awards will be broadcast live 7:30pm - 9:00pm AEDT on ABC TV.